Meetings were held at Donemana in May and June 1870 “for the purpose of receiving claims to be registered in the list of Vestrymen by male members of the Irish Church of the full age of 21 and who shall have signed a declaration that they are a member of the Church of Ireland”. They alone had the right to vote for Synodsmen to attend at Diocesan Synod:
# | VESTRYMEN | ADDRESS | OCCUPATION |
1. | JAMES DUNN | Donemana | Grocer and Publican |
2. | THOMAS THOMPSON | Binelli | Farmer |
3. | ANDREW DUNN | Glenagoorland | Farmer |
4. | DAVID ROBINSON | Donemana | Saddler |
5. | JAMES DUNN | Glenagoorland | Farmer |
6. | WILLIAM DUNN | Glenagourland | Farmer |
7. | GEORGE CALLAGHAN | Carnagribben | Farmer |
8. | JAMES CALLAGHAN | Carnagribben | Farmer |
9. | THOMAS ELLIS | Benowen | Farmer |
10. | WILLIAM McNAMEE | Creghan | Clerk and School-master |
11. | ROBERT EGAN | Benowen | Farmer’s Son |
12. | JOHN BROLLY | Benowen | Sexton and Shoemaker |
13. | JOHN HYLANDS | Creghan | Farmer |
14. | JAMES DUNN | Auchtermoy | Farmer |
15. | JOHN DUNN | Donemana | Publican’s Son |
16. | ANDREW McKIMMIN | Grocer and Publican | |
17. | JOSEPH RAWLINS | Tullyard | Curate of this Parish |
18. | ANDREW DUNN | Glenagourland | Farmer |
19. | JAMES BAIRD | Creghan | Farmer |
20. | JAMES GALBRAITHE | Stoneyfalls | Farmer’s Son |
21. | WILLIAM GALBRAITHE | Terkernaghan | Farmer’s Son |
22. | JAMES HONE | Church Hill: | Labourer |
23. | JAMES COLHOUN | Donemana | Tailor |
24. | WILLIAM BLACK | Benowen | Farmer |
25. | HYLAND McCONNELL | Glenagourland | Farmer’s Son |
26. | JAMES HASLETT | Rusky | Farmer’s Son |
27. | CHARLES ROSS | Ballachalare | Labourer |
28. | ROBERT ELLIS | Benowen | Farmer |
29. | ROBERT THOMPSON | Glenagourland | Farmer |
30. | SAMUEL DUNN | Donemana | Grocer and Baker’s Son |
31. | JAMES TROAN (THRONE) | Terkernaghan | Farmer |
32. | JOHN WILLIAMS | Silverbrook | Farmer |
33. | ROBERT POLLOCK | Castlewarren | Farmer’s Son |
34. | JOSEPH HUGHEY | Acheyfad | Farmer |
35. | JOHN GALBRAITHE | Terkernaghan | Farmer’s Son |
36. | ROBERT McKAY | Castlewarren | Farmer’s Son |
37. | JOHN ELLIS | Castlewarren | Farmer’s Son |
38. | JAMES POLLOCK | Cavanacreagh | Farmer |
39. | JAMES HYLANDS | Creghan | Farmer’s Son |
40. | GORGE CAMPBELL | Fawney | Labourer |
41. | ROBERT GALBRAITHE | Terkernaghan | Farmer’s Son |
42. | JOHN McCONNELL | Glenaghourland | Farmer |
43. | ANDREW NIXON | Castlewarren | Farmer |
44. | JOHN ELLIS | Tyboe | Farmer’s Son |
45. | THOMAS ALFORD | Glenagourland | Farmer |
46. | ALEXANDER RODDY | Glenagourland | Farmer |
47. | JOHN SWAN | Donemana | Grocer and Publican |
48. | JAMES WHITESIDE | Lisnarragh | Horse Dealer |
49. | JOHN FORBES | Lisnaragh | Farmer |
50. | JAMES HOPKINS of | Loughash | Farmer’s Son |
51. | THOMAS McGARRIGLE | Barron | Farmer |
52. | JAMES MEROIN (MARTIN?), | Tullyard | Shoemaker |
53. | JOHN MONTEITHE | Donemana | Labourer |
54. | DAVID ELLIS | Benowen | Farmer |
55. | THOMAS POLLOCK | Glenagourland | Shoemaker |
56. | JAMES JAMIESON | Glenagourland | Farmer |
57. | JOHN NIXON | Castlewarren | Farmer |
58. | GEORGE POLLOCK (Big George) | Castlewarren | Farmer |
59. | THOMAS DUNN | Glenaghourland | Farmer |
60. | JAMES MONTEITHE | Drain | Farmer |
61. | JOHN MEHAFFY | Ballynenor | Farmer |
62. | WILLIAM WHITESIDE | Tyboe | Shoemaker |
63. | JOHN McCANE | Castlewarren | Farmer |
64. | ANDREW WALKER | Drain, Donemana | Farmer and Mason |
65. | BARRE BERESFORD HYNDMAN | Donemana | Watchmaker |
66. | WILLIAM ROBINSON | Donemana | Gardener |
67. | JOHN McDONALD | Drain | |
68. | ANDREW FERGUSON | Creghan | Farmer’s Son |
69. | JAMES BROWN | Fawney | Blacksmith |
70. | DAVID McMICHAEL | Gortileck | Farmer |
71. | WILLIAM TROAN (THRONE) | Terkernaghan | Farmer |
72. | JAMES POLLOCK | Castlewarren | Farmer’s Son |
73. | THOMAS POLLOCK | Castlewarren | Farmer’s Son |
74. | SAMUEL RUTH | Tyboe | Farmer |
75. | JAMES ELLIS | Drain | Farmer |
76. | WILLIAM KELLY | Rusky | Shoemaker |
77. | JOHN KELLY | Donemanagh | |
78. | ROBERT DUNN | Drain | Labourer |
79. | JOHN COLHOUN | Donemana | Tailor |
80. | JOHN HARRAN | Stonyfalls | Farmer |
81. | GEORGE POLLOCK | Castlewarren | Farmer |
82. | EDWARD DUNN | Tyrconnelly | Farmer |
83. | HENRY DANTON | owner of a farm in Leitrim | Farmer |
84. | JAMES, DUKE OF ABERCORN | Baron’s Court | Owner of Property |
(signed) JOSEPH RAWLINS, Curate
The meeting for the election of Synodsmen took place on June 6, 1870 and the following were elected:
SYNODSMEN:
Name | Area |
MR HENRY DANTON | Raspberry Hill and Leitrim |
MR ANDREW DUNN | Glenagoorland |
MR THOMAS THOMPSON | Benelli |
CHARLES SEATON, ESQ., J.P. | Black Park |
Election of a Select Vestry and Three Parochial Nominators was held January 13, 1871 and the following were elected:
SELECT VESTRY:
Name | Area |
MR ANDREW DUNN | Glenagoorland |
CHARLES SEATON, J.P. | Black Park |
MR JOHN DUNN | Donemana |
MR JAMES TROAN (THRONE) | Terkernaghan |
MR ANDREW McKIMMON | Donemana |
MR JAMES DUNN | Aughtermoy |
PAROCHIAL NOMINATORS:
Name | Area |
MR JAMES DUNNE, Senior | Donemana |
CHARLES SEATON | |
HENRY DANTON |